A Challenge to Wu Zhangkong

Endless elements swept through the surroundings, a terrifying pressure of elemental suppression spreading outward, stripping away all elements except for the Rock Element.

This terrifying sense of suppression filled the sky with various crystals belonging to the Rock Element; these crystals took on a cross shape, slightly contracting and then expanding.

Sensing the danger present within these crystals, Wu Zhangkong's eyes flickered.

He did not move to intervene directly, but his eyes were filled with astonishment, even disbelief.

From a child only nine years old, he had actually sensed a feeling of threat, and this sense of threat was extremely distinct.

This child had brought a substantive threat to him, one that could even impact his life; this was something Wu Zhangkong could not imagine, let alone comprehend.

Yet, at this moment, it was happening in reality.

Watching the standoff between the two sides, Long Hengxu's gaze shifted toward Li Ang.

This young master was truly someone he could not afford to offend; a single word from the Pagoda Master of the Spirit Pagoda could determine the survival of their Eastsea Academy. He simply could not afford to cross him.

Wei Xiaofeng, Zhang Yangzi, and Wang Jinxi also had backgrounds, but compared to a behemoth like the Eastsea City Spirit Pagoda, their backgrounds were incomparable.

Seeing Long Hengxu's gaze fixed on him, Li Ang's expression remained calm. He raised his hand and unclasped a gemstone directly from his neck.

It was a pale blue gemstone, but in reality, this gemstone was used for recording.

Regarding Li Ang's personality, both Shen Ming and Ming Yue had their expectations, and they could guess that his life at school would certainly not be smooth.

Especially since he was someone who was far too straightforward; he said whatever was on his mind without beating around the bush.

In such a situation, if one didn't handle things well, it was very easy to offend people.

Therefore, with his somewhat solitary personality, being isolated was a normal occurrence no matter where he went.

It was precisely because of this understanding that Shen Ming, or rather Ming Yue, had made this special arrangement for Li Ang.

They had installed a recorder on his neck to document his daily life, clearing it every three days, with all generated information uploaded to the cloud.

Looking at the object Li Ang handed over, Long Hengxu was stunned for a moment, while Li Ang's gaze remained fixed on Wu Zhangkong.

"You must be Teacher Wu, right? Any interest in going outside for a spar? I want to see just how strong my current power is."

Li Ang's voice was calm, but within this calm tone was a rare trace of fluctuation, or perhaps, a hint of excitement.

Noticing Li Ang's emotion, Wu Zhangkong was stunned for a moment before nodding.

For this monster, Wu Zhangkong likewise held great interest.

As the two walked away on their own, almost no one paid any attention to Long Hengxu.

This left Long Hengxu feeling somewhat awkward, but looking at the severely injured Wei Xiaofeng, he fell silent for a moment before hurriedly calling for the students to take Wei Xiaofeng to the infirmary.

"Students Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi, please come with me. I hope you can truthfully describe the situation so that I may carry out the appropriate punishment."

Long Hengxu's tone was stern. He didn't dare say anything to Wu Zhangkong, a top-tier genius and six-ring Soul Emperor.

And as for Li Ang, he couldn't afford to offend him either.

But as for Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi, he didn't care nearly as much.

At this moment, Wu Zhangkong's gaze curiously scrutinized Li Ang.

"They are your classmates, yet you dealt such a heavy hand, effectively leaving Wei Xiaofeng severely injured, and it seems Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi were also tortured quite badly by you."

As Wu Zhangkong spoke, he looked directly at Li Ang, trying to judge the state of mind of this nine-year-old child.

Was he a Demon Pill, a Spirit Pearl, or perhaps possessed a more unique disposition?

However, meeting his gaze, Li Ang's expression remained calm. Compared to his complete unwillingness to communicate with those three, he held a certain level of respect for Wu Zhangkong.

After all, the reason Tang Wulin's personality was so upright in the early stages—even suppressing the Demon Pill nature that might have otherwise erupted—was primarily due to Wu Zhangkong.

If Tang Wulin hadn't gone to Shrek Academy later on, but had continued to learn under Wu Zhangkong, Li Ang felt that Tang Wulin's ultimate fate would most likely have been to join the military and become a high-ranking officer.

He would have held great prestige throughout the military, or joined the Tang Sect to become a Vice Sect Master, or even the Sect Master.

Instead of becoming a complete Demon Pill as in the normal timeline, blowing up Federation aircraft, Federation bunkers, or Federation military bases.

Although from the perspective of Shrek, or rather Tang Wulin, the Federation didn't seem like a good thing, and the Federation itself was riddled with corruption and bribery.

Yet, one had to admit that the Federation represented the rights and interests of ordinary citizens, and the Federation's military bases and various facilities protected the common residents.

Standing from the perspective of an ordinary person, one could only say that neither the Federation nor Shrek were good things, but compared to the Federation, Shrek was harder to control and had already rotted to the core.

The fact that Shrek Academy could allow students to conduct their final exams in a normal Federation city, with the goal of killing Federation personnel and officers, was a level of absurdity that even Li Ang found hard to accept.

But at this moment, facing Wu Zhangkong's probing gaze, Li Ang's expression remained calm.

"I wanted them to be responsible for cleaning and serving food, and asked them what the cost would be, and then the three of them perhaps got angry."

"As a result, they started inexplicably isolating me today, and at night, they even demanded I go to sleep early, claiming I was disturbing them."

Li Ang paused here. He pulled the blackout curtains, and the light in the dormitory was very low.

Under such circumstances, if his doing his own business was considered disturbing his roommates, then Li Ang didn't know what else to say.

Looking at Li Ang's calm expression and the faint sense of speechlessness on his face, even Wu Zhangkong was uncharacteristically stunned.

He stared closely at the youth before him, observing the calmness in his eyes, and could roughly judge that he was not someone with an evil nature.

"Alright, if you truly have a grievance, I will help you resolve it. Come, let me see your talent, or rather, let me see your strength."

"The strength you displayed was actually able to pose a threat to me; I am quite curious about you."

As Wu Zhangkong spoke, he looked directly at Li Ang, and his six Soul Rings suddenly emerged, the terrifying aura of a Soul Emperor radiating outward.

Sensing the terrifying momentum on Wu Zhangkong, Li Ang stood his ground.

His eyes were calm, but as he raised his palm, countless Rock Elements began to condense in his hand until they formed a Long Spear constructed entirely of elements.